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guessed

  • past participle of guess.
  • past tense form of guess.

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"To know that it has the sort of impact on people's lives, and still does, that's something that I don't think we could have guessed at," he says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

He guessed one of the plants will bloom in the coming days.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Ayola told BBC Radio Wales' Lucy Owen that she guessed the scene was a "wedding, a birth or a funeral" and then guessed Jones wanted her as a registrar for a wedding.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Against this capitalistic—dare we say orgiastic—cornucopia, Goldman Sachs’ portfolio strategists recently increased their year-end S&P 500 target to, you guessed it, 8000.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

Finally Boris guessed, “I know! The glasses are a symbol that he can’t see. Am I right?”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood